Siheyuan: The Era of Struggle

Chapter 334 The So-Called Pursuit
The teaching building where the light industry machinery class was located was not far from the school gate. He Yuanchao walked fast, and it didn't take long for the father and son to arrive at the place.

It was class time, and there was no other sound in the entire teaching building except the sound of the teacher lecturing.

The afternoon sunshine and the teacher's rhythmic voice filled the entire teaching building with a strong academic atmosphere.

When He Yuanchao arrived at the door of Light Industry Machinery Class 1, the sound of his footsteps immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the classroom.

The teacher standing on the podium glanced at He Yuanchao at the door. Seeing that he was tall and strong, and his clothes were different from those of ordinary students and their families, he pushed his glasses on the bridge of his nose and said politely, "Comrade, what do you want to do in our class?"

In response to the teacher's question, He Yuanchao was very polite. He nodded to the other party and then smiled and said, "Hello, teacher. I am here to look for a student named Qiu Peng."

The two of them did not avoid others when they spoke. When everyone in the classroom heard the names, they subconsciously turned their heads to look in the direction of the window.

He Yuanchao, who was standing at the door, had been paying attention to the movements in the classroom. Seeing everyone's reactions, he followed everyone's gaze and looked over.

At this moment, a young man sitting by the window at the back of the classroom happened to look up towards the door.

When their eyes met, He Yuanchao immediately realized that this person might be the little bastard Qiu Peng who was harassing his niece.

With this guess in mind, he couldn't help but take a few more glances at the young man. He had a 3:7 side parted hair, regular facial features, and was fair-skinned. He wore a pair of black-framed glasses and looked very gentle.

But the way this kid looks at people makes people feel uncomfortable, and his unruly look probably means he is a kid who is spoiled by his family.

"If this Qiu Peng doesn't give a satisfactory explanation later, I don't mind disciplining him on behalf of his parents."

He Yuanchao was just thinking about this when the teacher standing on the podium walked up to him.

After taking a look at He Yuanchao who was smiling, and then at He Yushui who was leaning against the wall and looked familiar, the teacher suddenly remembered the recent rumors in the school.

Although I had some guesses in my mind and didn't want to get involved in these things, as Qiu Peng's teacher, I still had to fulfill my obligations.

"Comrade, what is your relationship with Qiu Peng? What do you want to see him about?"

This question made He Yuanchao feel a little embarrassed for a moment. If he told the truth, he was afraid that it would have a bad influence on his niece. If he told a lie, he was afraid that he would not be able to fool his niece.

Just when He Yuanchao was feeling dilemma and trying to find an excuse to deal with it, Qiu Peng's voice suddenly came from the classroom.

"Teacher Wu, I know this person. He works at my father's workplace."

Upon hearing this, Teacher Wu turned around and looked at the troublemaker in his class.

"Qiu Peng is nineteen years old, so he is an adult anyway. Since he is willing, I can be happy and free."

While muttering to himself, Teacher Wu was not idle either. He called Qiu Peng to his side, told him to "go early and come back early", and then waved his hand to let him leave the classroom.

"Looking at He Yuanchao's appearance, he doesn't seem to be unreasonable. My troublesome student will just get a beating at most. It's no big deal."

While thinking about this, Teacher Wu walked back to the podium with peace of mind and continued teaching other students in the classroom.

He Yuanchao came over here, and when he saw Qiu Peng coming out, he didn't waste any words and said directly: "This is not the place to talk. Come out with me. I have something to talk to you about."

After saying this, He Yuanchao did not give Qiu Peng a chance to speak. He turned around, greeted his niece, and walked out of the teaching building.

Qiu Peng looked at He Yuanchao's tall back and felt a little scared. He hesitated for a while standing at the door of the classroom, gritted his teeth, and finally quickly chased after him.

After leaving the teaching building, under the leadership of He Yushui, the three of them quickly arrived at a relatively secluded place in the school.

Perhaps because he was walking too fast, after just a few steps, Qiu Peng had sweat on his forehead and his breathing became a little rapid.

The person was already under his nose, so He Yuanchao was not in a hurry at this moment. He waited for about two or three minutes, and when Qiu Peng had caught his breath, he got straight to the point and said, "No matter how you got into the technical secondary school, you should not be stupid. I think you know why I came to you today. Tell me, how do you plan to solve this problem?"

Hearing this, Qiu Peng seemed not to have heard the sarcasm in He Yuanchao's words. He smiled and said, "Director He, I really like rain. I hope you can help us get together."

As he spoke, Qiu Peng deliberately moved closer to He Yushui.

With his second uncle by his side, He Yushui felt very confident. Seeing Qiu Peng shamelessly approaching him, he didn't give him a good look and just walked over to He Yuanchao's side.

"Where does it grow?"

After repeating Qiu Peng's name for him, He Yuanchao looked at him in surprise and asked subconsciously, "Why, do you know me?"

Qiu Peng was very satisfied with the conversation atmosphere he created. As long as his second uncle He Yushui did not start a fight right away, his chances of convincing him would be greatly increased.

While thinking about this, Qiu Peng was not idle either, and said in a flattering tone: "I saw you from afar once before the New Year when I went with my dad to visit his old leader in the Metallurgical Family Compound. I only knew about you after hearing about you from others."

After hearing these words that were used as a pretext, and combining them with what He Yushui had just said about Qiu Peng starting to pester her after the New Year, He Yuanchao suddenly understood why this guy was chasing his niece.

To be honest, He Yuanchao was not very angry about someone pursuing He Yushui.

After all, early marriage and early childbearing are common nowadays. Although He Yuanchao does not approve of He Yushui getting married at the age of eighteen or nineteen, he will not be conservative and oppose her normal relationship.

The reason why he came here in a hurry today was entirely because he wanted to support his niece, teach that outspoken guy a lesson, and make things clear.

But now that he understood Qiu Peng's little thoughts, He Yuanchao suddenly felt a surge of anger in his heart, even angrier than when he heard Qiu Peng threaten He Yushui with He Daqing's matter.

How could this be a romantic relationship with his own niece? This was clearly a stepping stone for Qiu Peng's future development.

She looks ugly, but she has beautiful thoughts.

If he hadn't promised He Yushui that he wouldn't do anything, he really wanted to give Qiu Peng a few big beatings to let him know that delusion is a disease and sometimes it requires a price to pay.

Looking at He Yuanchao's uncertain face, Qiu Peng thought that the old leader behind his father had a deterrent effect.

While feeling proud, he also began to look down on He Yuanchao. He thought he was just a guy who fawned on the powerful and bullied the weak. He really overestimated him.

But thinking that he still needed to use He Yuanchao's connection to get in touch with the Chen and Zhang families, Qiu Peng quickly put away his thoughts and said sincerely:

"Director He, don't worry, Yu Shui is with me. I will treat her well. We will get married after graduation. With my family's conditions, Yu Shui will definitely not suffer."

"Marriage, I think you are a little dizzy!"

Seeing Qiu Peng talking to himself, He Yuanchao could no longer suppress his anger. While talking with a smile, he raised his hand and slapped him in the face.

This happened quite suddenly. Not only did He Yushui who was standing by fail to react, even Qiu Peng who was being beaten was a little confused.

Neither of them expected that He Yuanchao would suddenly attack them when everything was fine just now.

When the blood from Qiu Peng's nose flowed into his mouth, he realized that he had been beaten.

"Why did you...hit someone? I'm going to the police station to sue you."

Qiu Peng pinched his nose to prevent bleeding and spoke incoherently.

(End of this chapter)